EDT 674
CITW- Chapter One

Setting Objectives

Setting Objectives

· Narrows student focus
· Personalizes learning goals
· Keep goals general & flexible
· Allows teachers to communicate learning objectives
· Contract with students to attain objectives
· Higher motivation
· Teacher can access resources to id. standards and objectives


Word Processing Applications

K-W-H-L Chart

K
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KWHL Chart created in Microsoft Word

· Allows teacher to communicate goals with students and parents
· Communicate goals through email or transformed into Web Page ( Save as htm, html)
· Goals easily changed


Learning Contracts
Learning Goal Contract Goals
Our class learning goal:
I know……
But I want to know…..
I want to know more about….



(Save as document template, put on server, students fill -in)


Organizing and Brainstorming Software
· What did you learn?
· KWHL Chart
· Book- setting, characters, plot, ending…
· Voice records
· Easily modified, edit plans, add learning



Examples: Kidspiartion, Inspiration, bubbl.us- (export file-can save a jpeg.)


Data Collection Tools
· Online surveys
· Activate and assess prior subject knowledge
· Archive surveys
· Share results with class
· Pre-assessments, post-assessments


Examples: www.surveymonkey.com
www.pollcat.com
www.websurveyor.com/free-survey-tools.asp
www.profilerpro.com


Web Resources

· Access standards online
· Transform standards into objectives
· Incorporate objectives into rubrics

Online Resources for Standards

www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks
http://edstandards.org/Standards.html
www.ccsso.org/projects/State_Education_Indicators/Key_State_Education_Policies/3160.cfm

Online Resources for Rubrics
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/rubrics/weblessons.htm
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
www.landmark-project.com/rubric_builder/index.php
www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics
www.nwrel.org/msec/science_inq/guides.html

Communications Software

Blogs
E-mail
Wikis




Lesson Plan 674